WHO Syria @WHOSyria

Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization in Syria emro.who.int/countries/syr/… Syria Joined March 2018

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Dr Caroline Clarinval @DrClarinval

15 hours ago

I had a constructive discussion with Minister of Health H.E. Dr @Musaab_Al_Ali on aligning @WHOSyria's support with Syria’s national health priorities. Our focus: stronger coordination, support responsive to institutional needs, and clearer accountability for results. @DrTedros

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

23 hours ago

Closer coordination is helping translate Syria’s national health priorities into practical action. Minister of Health H.E. Dr @Musaab_Al_Ali and WHO Representative @DrClarinval discussed aligning WHO support, mobilizing resources and strengthening accountability for results.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 days ago

Patient safety, infection prevention & control, accessibility & safer conditions for staff shaped the hospital’s design. Led by @SyrMOfH & supported by @JPEmbassy_Syria, this investment shows how partnerships can restore services & strengthen Syria’s public health system. (3/3)

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 days ago

As services are progressively introduced, the hospital will support emergency, surgical, maternal, newborn, paediatric, laboratory and diagnostic care closer to communities. It is designed to serve around 550,000 people in Douma and surrounding areas. (2/3)

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 days ago

Today, Minister of Health @Musaab_Al_Ali, H.E. Keiichi Iwamoto, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan & WHO Rep @DrClarinval inaugurated Douma National Hospital. WHO rehabilitated & equipped it with funding from @JPEmbassy_Syria. Follow thread for more ⏬(1/3)

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a week ago

Following the road traffic accident on the Deir-ez-Zor–Palmyra highway, WHO supported @SyrMOfH-led response by delivering 45 trauma and emergency surgery kits to five hospitals. Funded by @eu_echo, the supplies will help teams manage trauma, injuries & surgical needs.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a week ago

A measles catch-up vaccination campaign has launched in Thawra, Al-Hasakeh city and Ras Al Ain. Led by @SyrMOfH, 88 teams are reaching children aged 12–59 months with MMR vaccine and vitamin A. With @gavi support, WHO provides technical support & UNICEF supports operations.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 weeks ago

Specialized care closer to home can reduce costly, delayed referrals. During a visit to Aleppo, @JPEmbassy_Syria’s Chargé d’Affaires Akihiro Tsuji joined WHO, UNDP & UN Habitat to meet authorities. They also visited Aleppo Paediatric Hospital, restored with Japan’s support.📸⏬

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

3 weeks ago

WHO welcomes Dr Caroline Clarinval as its new Representative to Syria! Following the presentation of her credentials, Dr Clarinval began her assignment & reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to supporting @SyrMOfH's vision for a stronger, more integrated and sustainable health system.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

3 weeks ago

Women, newborns, children and adolescents should have access to safe, quality care. During a one-week mission, @WHOEMRO is working with @WHOSyria and @SyrMOfH to review progress, identify gaps and strengthen maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a month ago

Supported by @WHO, in collaboration with @SyrMOfH, more than 3000 community members in Deir-ez-Zor received awareness sessions on hygiene, lice, scabies & diseases related to unsafe water to help combat infectious diseases & protect communities. Funded by @eu_echo

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a month ago

With generous support from the @Korea_Leb_Syr , @WHO in collaboration with the @SyrMOfH, has delivered 35 dialysis machines to hospitals and dialysis centres in Rural Damascus, Ar-Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor, helping sustain life-saving treatment for thousands of patients across Syria.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a month ago

With support from @eu_echo, @WHO delivered 100,000+ dialysis sessions across Syria this month, with 65,000 more on the way. The support also enabled the delivery of 10 dialysis machines to Homs Grand Hospital, helping people living with kidney disease access the care they need.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

a month ago

The @SyrMOfH, with @WHO, concluded a workshop with over 75 participants to finalize Syria’s 2026–2030 Substance Use & Addiction Response Strategy. The strategy will guide coordinated action to improve access to quality health services and reduce health impacts of substance use.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

With @SyrMOfH and partners, WHO supported a national workshop to develop a Health Workforce Code of Conduct and strengthen the integration of prevention of sexual misconduct principles across Syria's health sector. Supported by @eu_echo.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

Communities are at the heart of effective health services. @SyrMOfH & WHO held a workshop to strengthen health promotion, community engagement & risk communication, advancing national strategies that help put communities at the centre of health action. Funded by @eu_echo.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

HIV testing helps people know their status and get support early. With @SyrMOfH, WHO trained 27 healthcare providers and AIDS programme officers from across #Syria on HIV self-testing, helping make testing easier to access and linking more people to care.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

Recent floods in Deir-ez-Zor have made access to health care harder, with emergency referrals particularly affected. @WHO is supporting 3 referral points through 10 ambulances with @SyrMOfH and partners. Supported by @eu_echo.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

Frontline health workers are often the first to support people during emergencies. With funding from @eu_echo, @SyrMOfH & WHO trained 75 ambulance, community health & vaccination workers from Deir-ez-Zor, Raqqa & Dar’a on psychological first aid, self-care & referrals.

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WHO Syria @WHOSyria

2 months ago

Mental health care must be available closer to people and communities. This week, with support from @eu_echo, WHO & @SyrMOfH trained 25 health workers in Deir-ez-Zor to better identify, support and refer people with mental health needs through primary health care.